Joshua 15:20:2Josh.15.20.W2TAB
נַחֲלַ֛ת
nahalat
“the inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-ha-LAT
- Extended
- nah-ha-LAHT
- IPA
- /naħaˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
na-ha-LAT
- sentence
ZOT na-ha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI-ye-hu-DA le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
Nachalat {נַחֲלַת | na-ḥă-lāṯ} ‘inheritance’ enters a construct relationship with matteh {מַטֵּה | ma-ṭê-h} ‘tribe’, which in turn links to bnei {בְנֵי | bə-nē} ‘sons’.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-lnun–chet–lamed
“inheritance, possession”
In context — Joshua 15:20
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:20, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלַ֛ת (nahalat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.20.W2.S1) and character.